For the past few days, I have been working on an illustrated wildlife guide to Saipan. So far I have completed several birds and two lizards; I plan to work on fish next.
Each animal has a detailed illustration and an interesting fact.
Here is what I have so far:
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Marianas Fruit Dove; 
This bird is an endangered species.  Its greatest threat is the brown snake. 
Luckily, zoos are helping to keep the species alive. 
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| Micronesian Honeyeater | 
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Rufous Fantail: 
You may observe this bird performing "acrobatics" in the air but this is 
only its hunting technique (for bugs). | 
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Golden White-eye: 
Only found in the Marianas Islands. | 
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| Collared Kingfisher | 
 
 
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| White Tern | 
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Common House Gecko: 
House geckos can cling to walls due to their suction-like feet and jagged 
tail. | 
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Green Anole (or as we call it, 'Bunny) 
This lizard can change its skin from green to brown, for camouflage. | 
 
 
2 comments:
I want to be a Micronesian Honeyeater - first, because I like the sound of that diet (!), and second, because I could be near you all! Oh, and third, because it's way cooler than being a gecko cause the little suction cup feet don't always work and then it falls on people who are not expecting it and people start screaming. (This is a fact.)
Wow, that's pretty cool. Hey, I thought you guys didn't have brown snakes on Saipan?
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